Written by Nicole Lynn Pesce
More than 20 bottles of contaminated eye drops, which the FDA warned could cause infections and vision loss, were traced back to unsanitary factories, according to the report.
Contaminated eye drops that the Food and Drug Administration recently warned people to stop using as soon as possible have reportedly been traced to a factory in India.
More than 20 affected eye drop brands sold by retailers including Walmart, CVS, Target and Rite Aid are from Kilich Health in Navi Mumbai, India, according to a federal inspection report obtained by Bloomberg News. Manufactured by Care India Ltd.
According to the news site, the report found unsanitary conditions at the factory, including workers going barefoot inside the factory and falsifying test results to make it appear that products made at the factory were safe. listed. The FDA prohibited the Kilic factory from shipping its eye drops to the United States in the future. The FDA also asked the factory to recall the eye drops, but it has not yet done so.
Representatives for Kilic could not be reached for comment.
Last month, the FDA found that more than 20 over-the-counter eye drops sold by retailers including Walmart (WMT), CVS (CVS), Target (TGT), and Rite Aid (RADCQ) pose a risk of eye infections. I warned you. Causes partial vision loss or blindness. The paper advised shoppers to stop buying and immediately stop using the products, which were also sold under the Velocity Pharma brand and Cardinal Health’s (CAH) Rugby and Leader labels. Many of these retailers and pharmacies also removed the product from their shelves.
Read more: CVS, Target and other eye drop products pose risk of dangerous infections, FDA warns
If you’re concerned about having these infected products in your home, check out the FDA’s complete list.
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The news comes months after U.S. health officials linked eye drops made by another Indian company to an eye infection that ultimately caused four deaths and 18 vision loss in the U.S. It was announced later.
-Nicole Lynn Pesce
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